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SURRENDER OF CRIMINALS(law)

surrender(2) (iou)



surrender verb. LME.
[Anglo-Norman, = Old French surrendre, formed as SUR- + rendre RENDER verb.]
Law.
a. verb trans. Give up (an estate) to a person who has it in reversion; spec. (Hist.) give up (a copyhold estate) to the lord of a manor. LME.
b. verb trans. Give up (letters patent, tithes) into the hands of the sovereign. L15.
c. verb refl. & intrans. Of a bankrupt: appear in the bankruptcy court for examination. E18.
d. verb trans. & intrans. (Of a person acting as bail) produce (the prisoner) in court at the appointed time; (of a prisoner on bail) appear in court at the appointed time. M18.
surrender to one's bail, surrender to bail appear in a court of law after release on bail.
verb trans. Give up (something) into the possession or power of another who has or asserts a claim to it; yield on demand or compulsion to a person; spec. (Military) give up (a town, territory, etc.) to an enemy. Also more widely, resign, abandon, relinquish possession of. E16.
Social History of Medicine As a result of the war, Finland was surrendered to Russia. G. Boycott Having surrendered all our local currency..we had no money to buy food. S. Bellow She..surrendered all property rights in the settlement.
verb intrans. & refl.
a. Give oneself up into the power of another, esp. as a prisoner; spec. (Military) submit to or to an enemy. M16.
W. S. Churchill I..surrendered myself a prisoner of war. B. W. Aldiss Following the fall of Mussolini, Italy surrendered unconditionally.
b. fig. Give oneself up to some influence, course of action, etc.; abandon oneself entirely to. E18.
W. S. Churchill The Colonial Office surrendered to the pressure of events. J. Frame Surrendering to..tiredness she fell asleep.
surrende'ree noun (Law) a person to whom an estate etc. is surrendered M17.
surrenderor noun (Law) a person who surrenders an estate etc. to another L17.